Speaking of faith
Subtitle: the Winchester dialogues
By: edited by John Miller
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Norwich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9781848259201
Subjects: Faith
Description: A range of distinguished contributors from the media, journalism, the arts, politics and the church speak candidly and engagingly about their understanding and experience of faith, its impact on them and their work, and its place in public life. In one of her last public engagements before her death, PD James recalls how influential the language of Anglicanism was in shaping her as a writer. Jon Snow, a former cathedral chorister, reveals what goes through your mind when interviewing tyrants. Douglas Hurd reflects on the sometimes conflicted experience of faith in the public arena. John Simpson discloses what keeps you going when reporting on war from the front line. Rowan Williams gives a flavour of the sheer number of polarized opinions that an Archbishop of Canterbury has to try to manage at any one time. These and other well-known figures offer fascinating insights into living in the public eye as a person of faith.
Table of contents: title: Preface [Introduction to the Westminster dialogues] ; title: Dean James Atwell --; title: Introduction  -- John Miller; title: Making politics exciting again  -- Lord Douglas Hurd; title: The dangers of forgetting  -- Frank Field; title: A ministry of fun?  -- Maria Miller; title: Out of Africa  -- Bishop of Winchester Tim Dakin; title: Fixing things behind the scenes  -- Lord John Wakeham; title: The importance of language  -- P. D. James; title: How to interview a tyrant  -- Jon Snow; title: Pilgrimage in the blood  -- Dean of Winchester James Atwell; title: Where all the great religions began  -- Mark Tully; title: Liking difficult places  -- John Simpson; title: Things to say to psychotic dictators -- Archbishop Rowan Williams